THE STATE. PEOPLE IN LOS LUNAS AND BELEN EXPERIENCED POUNDING RAIN AND WIND THAT DOWNED SOME TREES. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER LAURA THOREN JOINS US LIVE FROM RIGHT OFF OF I-25 NEAR BELEN... WHERE WATER IS GUSHING THROUGH ARROYOS.LAURA? ALL THAT RAIN...HAS FINALLY STOPPED...BUT NOW THE RAINWATER IS GUSHING THROUGH THIS CHANNEL AT FEEDER 3 IN BELEN. TAKE A LOOK AT IT CASCADING BEHIND ME... THIS IS WHERE ALL THE RAINWATER COLLECTS FROM THE MESA. BUT RAIN WASN'T ALL THAT PEOPLE IN AND AROUND BELEN AND LOS LUNAS WERE EXPERIENCING... LIGHTNING BROUGHT DOWN THIS TREE RIGHT OFF OF HIGHWAY 47. SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC AND CAUSING QUITE A SCENE. FORTUNATELY NO WIRES WERE DOWNED BECAUSE OF THAT TREE... BUT THE SITUATION DID SLOW UP DRIVERS. BUT BACK OUT LIVE HERE OFF OF 1-25 SOUTH AT FEEDER 3... YOU CAN GET A GOOD VISUAL OF JUST HOW MUCH RAINFALL WAS POUNDING THIS AREA OF NEW MEXICO TODAY... IT'S FALLING THROUGH THIS CHANNEL AND WILL BE HEADING OUT TO I-25 BEHIND ME REPORTING LIVE FROM BELEN LAURA THOREN KOAT ACTION7 NEWS. COUNT ON ACTION 7 NEWS AND

An Iranian military observation aircraft flew within 50 yards of an armed U.S. Navy helicopter over the Persian Gulf this month, sparking concern that top Iranian commanders might not be in full control of local forces, CNN has learned.